We live our lives as we see it and as we think of it. Everyone leads a different life in their own different way, but some things are common in all our lives, like the unexplained challenges and circumstances that bog us down. In such situations, we need some motivation, inspiration, and encouragement to move past these stressful things. There are some really good quotes and sayings by well-known people that leave you inspired and motivated. They show you the positive side of life, and that is why we have so many of them. Following is a list of some such quotes: Life Quotes to Live By "A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining and wants it back the minute it begins to rain." ― Anonymous "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." ― Albert Einstein "If you want to make God laugh? Tell him your future plans." ― Woody Allen "Life is like an onion. Why is life like an onion? Because you peel away layer after layer and when you come to the end you have nothing." ― Yiddish Proverb "My advice to those who are about to begin, in earnest, the journey of life, is to take their heart in one hand and a club in the other." ― Josh Billings "Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told, "I am with you kid Let's go!" ― Maya Angelou "Life is not a static thing. The only people who do not change their minds are incompetents in asylums, and those in cemeteries." ― Everett McKinley Dirksen "The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times the same good things for the first time." ― Friedrich Nietzsche "A person will sometimes devote all his life to the development of one part of his body - the wishbone." ― Robert Frost "If A equals success, then the formula is: A = X + Y + Z, X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut." ― Albert Einstein "The purpose of life is a life of purpose." ― Robert Byrne "The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth." ― Chinese Proverb "I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day." ― Elwyn Brooks White "Life is simple, it's just not easy." ― Anonymous "A life without cause is a life without effect." ― Paulo Coelho "Here is the test to find whether your mission on earth is finished: If you're alive, it isn't." ― Richard Bach "What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?" ― Vincent van Gogh "Nobody gets to live life backward. Look ahead, that is where your future lies." ― Ann Landers "Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life." ― Buddha "Life is like riding a bicycle. You don't fall off unless you plan to stop peddling." ― Claude Pepper "When you are in love, you can't fall asleep because reality is better than your dreams." ― Dr. Seuss "Be glad of life, because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to look up at the stars." ― Henry van Dyke "Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself. To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night. To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving." ― Khalil Gibran "Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward together in the same direction." ― Antoine de Saint-Exupery "If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul." ― Rabbi Harold Kushner "When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others." ― Peace Pilgrim "A temptation resisted is a true measure of character." ― Papillon "Whoso must be a man, must be a non-conformist." ― Ralph Waldo Emerson "Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower." ― Hans Christian Andersen "When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, I used everything you gave me." ― Erma Bombeck I hope you enjoyed these words of wisdom, and that they have motivated you to lead a better life. All the best!